Arslan goes to Paris. Editions DeNoel has released a new edition of Arslan, translated into French by Jacques Collin. This is the I-forget-how-manyth edition of my 1976 novel, including a couple of British ones. So far as I know, it's also the first translation of any of my works into another language--with one exception. Way back in 1983 there was a German translation of the anthology Edges (edited by Ursula Le Guin and Virginia Kidd), with my novella "The Oracle." Maybe someday I'll achieve a Latin version of one of my stories. (I can dream, can't I?)

And it still goes on.In the Name of Heaven: 3000 Years of Religious Persecution (see "My Works" page for details) was nominated for Washington State University's "Common Reader" program, but didn't make the cut. This program, like similar ones at some other universities, chooses one book every year to give to every entering freshman. It's a great idea, and I wish In the Name of Heaven had been chosen--not just because I could use the money, but because I really think it's important for as many people as possible to read it. I'm still pursuing the same question that drives almost all my work, whether fiction or non-fiction: How can we deal with the inescapable fact that people do horrible things to each other? Religion has been one of the most powerful engines of such horribleness, and--whatever our own convictions--we all need to understand that.

Support your local on-line bookstore!New (never sold or used), signed copies of some of my out-of-print books are available from small book sellers. The following out-of-print titles are currently available:Rainbow ManWheel of the Winds (British edition)Contact Lady Jayne's Books or email Dragon Tales at dragon17@earthlink.net or rushyglen@norlight.org.

Welcome!

Science fiction fans know me as M.J. Engh, author of Arslan and other books. I'm also an independent scholar of Roman history, and in that field I write as Mary Jane Engh. This website is for talking about both those interests, and maybe a few more. Come right in!

For those of you who have asked, “But where can I find your other stories?” you'll find all my published fiction listed on the My Works page, with bibliographic information and notes about how I came to write each story.

For those interested in real history, there's In the Name of Heaven, which is, so far as I know, the only general history of religious persecution in English. Then take a look at Femina Habilis, a major non-fiction project that will eventually bring together information on thousands of women who played practical roles in Roman history.